28.09.16 Congratulations to the new parent governors

Congratulations to the following on being elected parent governors - Owain Arwel Davies, Gwen Evans-Jones, Michele Gould, Gerallt Hughes, Elin Sanderson.

19.09.16 Annual Prize-giving ceremony

Thanks to everyone for their support in the annual Prize-giving ceremony. Pictures can be seen here

24.06.16 Personal Profile

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11.05.16 Boxing

David Florence	Les Florence
		Congratulations to David Florence who recently became Welsh champion and Les Florence who won the silver medal in the British Boxing Championships.

11.05.16 Urdd Eisteddfod 2016 Homework Competitions

Congratulations to the following:

Cadi Roberts – 1st Prose Yrs 10 and 11

Gwydion Rhys – 2nd Composing Yrs 7 and 8

Beca Nia – 2nd Prose Yr 9

Buddug Roberts – 3rd Soliloquy under 25

03.05.16 April Bulletin
The latest Parents Bulletin is available under ‘Parent’.
Click here to go to the ‘Bulletin for Parents’ page.

Reading and Numeracy Tests

Every pupil in years 7, 8 and 9 will be taking the national reading and numeracy tests during the coming days.

This is a link to information about the tests to parents by the national assembly - click here

This is the timetable for ths tests at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen - click here

18.03.16 Scholarship

Congratulations to Alys Haf for winning a scholarship to Aberystwyth University.

01.03.16 Chwalfa

Congratulations to the pupils who took part in Chwalfa at Pontio. A fantastic experience – and based on a very important part of Bethesda’s history.

19.01.15 December Bulletin

The latest Parents Bulletin is available under ‘Parent’.

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22.12.15 Merry Christmas!
Pupils return to school on Tuesday, January 5th. A Happy Christmas from Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen.

10.12.15 Young Volunteer Award

Congratulations to Elan Môn Gilford from the 6th Form on winning the Young Volunteer Award at the BBC Wales Sports ceremony.

10.12.15 Rugby
Congratulations to Matthew Buchanan, Gruff Roberts, Cai Griffiths, Sion Davies and Dafydd Williams on being selected to play for the RGC West under-15’s. Best wishes in the game against Pembrokeshire.

03.12.15 Annual Report

The Governors’ Annual Report to Parents is available under ‘Parents’, or click here to read the report.

23.11.15 November Bulletin

The latest Parents Bulletin is available under ‘Parent’.

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19.10.15 Open Evening

The school’s Open Evening will be held on Tuesday, October 20th, from 6.30 – 8.30. A warm welcome to parents and pupils in years 5 and 6.

14.07.15 July Bulletin

The latest ‘Bulletin for Parents’ is available under the drop-down menu ‘Parents’.

Click here to go to the ‘Bulletin for Parents’ page.

04.06.15 INSET Day – Friday, July 3rd

The school will be closed to pupils on Friday, July 3rd, due to a Training Day for teachers.

01.06.15 The latest ‘Bulletin for Parents’ is available under the drop-down menu ‘Parents’.

Click here to go to the ‘Bulletin for Parents’ page.

20.05.15 Congratulations to the following pupils who have won 1st prizes in the homework competitions of the Urdd Eisteddfod:

Composing for Years 7 and 8 – Gwydion Rhys
Prose Writing for Years 10 and 11 – Buddug Roberts
Prose Writing for Years 10 and 11 Welsh learners – Hannah Cook

20.05.15 Congratulations to the school choir on being chosen as one of the choirs to sing in one of the opening ceremonies of this year’s Rugby World Cup.

They will be welcoming the Canadian rugby team in Swansea.

http://www.welshrugbypics.co.uk/articles/366

20.05.15 Congratulations to the Years 7 and 8 girls rugby team on winning the Plate in the Gwynedd and Môn rugby tournament.

24.04.15 - Reading and Numeracy Tests 2015

Timetable for this year’s Reading and Numeracy tests at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen - click here

21.04.15 - Questionnaire for Parents

Parents are asked to complete an online questionnaire regarding the school. The responses given will feed into the school’s self-evaluation.

This is the link to the questionnaire - http://holi.cynnal.co.uk/

Username = rhienidyffrynogwen. Password = dyffrynogwen.

Parents are kindly asked to complete the questionnaire by Friday, May 1st.

08.04.15 - School CLOSED on April 13th
Training Day – Monday, April 13th. School will not be open to pupils.

13.03.15 - Congratulations to Bethan Hughes and Gwynfor Rowlinson
Congratulations to Bethan Hughes and Gwynfor Rowlinson from the sixth form who have been offered places at Oxford - Bethan to study English at Merton College and Gwynfor to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Jesus College. The school is extremely proud of their achievements.

13.02.15 ‘Bulletin for Parents’

The latest Parents’ Bulletin is available under the heading ‘Parents’, or click here to read it.

11.12.14 ‘Bulletin for Parents’

The December ‘Bulletin for Parents’ is available under the drop-down menu ‘Parents’

Click here to go to the 'Bulletin for Parents' page

10.12.14 Annual Report

The Governors’ Annual Report to Parents is available under ‘Parents’., or click here to read the report.

10.11.14 Congratulations

Congratulations to Adam Hughes who has won a Gwynedd Law Society Scholarship due to his excellent A Level results. Adam has just started studying Law at Cardiff University.

21.10.14 Open Evening

The school’s Open Evening will be held on Tuesday, October 21st, from 6.30 – 8.30. A warm welcome to all parents of pupils in years 5 and 6.

16.07.14 ‘Bulletin for Parents’

The latest ‘Bulletin for Parents’ is available under the drop-down menu ‘Parents’

Click here to go to the 'Bulletin for Parents' page

24.06.14 Personal Profile Presentation Ceremony

The annual Personal Profile Presentation Ceremony was held in the school on Wednesday afternoon, June 18th. Photos from the ceremony can be seen in the Photo Album section under the heading ‘Pupils.’ The guest speaker was the school’s Career Adviser, Mr Iwan Hywel. A Level and AS results are published on Thursday, August 14th, and GCSE results on Thursday, August, 21st. On both days the results can be collected from the school from 9 am onwards.

09.06.14 INSET day in July

School will be closed to pupils on Wednesday, July 2nd, due to an extra Training Day for teachers.

02.06.14 Urdd National Eisteddfod 2014

Congratulations to the years 7-9 dialogue group on winning the first prize at the eisteddfod – Buddug, Martha, Owain and Sophie.

23.05.14 Urdd National Eisteddfod 2014

Warm congratulations to the following pupils who were successful in various homework competitions in the Urdd National Eisteddfod:

Beca Nia – 1st Prose Competition for Year 7
Buddug Roberts – 1st Prose Competition for Year 9
Hannah Cook – 2nd Prose Competition for Welsh learners Years 8 and 9
Martha Glain – 1st 3D Creative Work for Year 9
Martha Glain – 2nd 2D Drawing for Year 9

We look forward to see their work next week at the eisteddfod in Bala!

23.05.14 ‘Bulletin for Parents’

The latest ‘Bulletin for Parents’ is available under the drop-down menu ‘Parents’

Click here to go to the 'Bulletin for Parents' page

07.05.14 Reading And Numeracy Tests

Every pupil in years 7, 8 and 9 will be taking the national reading and numeracy tests during the coming days.

This is a link to information about the tests to parents by the national assembly:

http://learning.wales.gov.uk/docs/learningwales/publications/140407-nrnt-information-for-parents-carers-en.pdf

Below is the timetable for the tests at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen:

24.03.14 Industrial Action on Wednesday
Due to industrial action, the school will be closed on Wednesday, March 26th, to pupils in year 7 to 11. The school will be open as usual to students in the Sixth Form, and the school buses will run normally.

16.01.14 Excellent attendance!

As part of the school’s campaign to promote good attendance, we decided to award prizes to one pupil from every year whose attendance was 100% for the last fortnight of the Christmas term – a time of year when pupils’ attendance usually declines. As a result, pupils’ overall attendance for this period was substantially improved.

The successful pupils were :

Year 7 – Mari Williams
Year 8 – Dylan Walker
Year 9 – Thomas Griffiths
Year 10 – Kara Bullock
Year 11 – Thomas Gould

15.01.15 ‘Make time to Read’ – Welsh Government

The Welsh Government’s literacy campaign 2014, ‘Make time to read’, contacts parents and encourages children and young people to read more so as to raise literacy standards. The leaflet gives guidelines to parents on how to read with their children - click here

Advert - click here

Teachers’ training day 0n March 24th
Due to a change in the date, and contrary to what is noted in the contact book, the school will be closed to pupils on Monday, March 24th. The school WILL be open as usual on Friday, March 21st.

School Closed on 25:10:13
The school will be closed to pupils on Friday, October 25th, due to a training day for teachers.

10:10:13 Open Evening
The school’s Open Evening will be held on Tuesday, October 15th, from 6.30 – 8.30. A warm welcome to all parents of pupils in years 5 and 6.

8-12:7:13 Wythnos Weithgareddau Activity Week
A whole week of various activities and visits for all pupils in year 7-9 - more information here

19:06:13 Training Day – June 28th
School will be closed to pupils on Friday, June 28th, due to a training day for staff.

03:06:13 Urdd National Eisteddfod Success
Congratulations to Esme Crowe from year 7 for winning the second prize at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in the prose competition for year 7 pupils. Esme's story was called 'Yr Encil' (The Retreat') and this is a link to the story.

24:05:13 Personal Profiles Ceremony
The annual Personal Profiles ceremony was held today to pupils from years 11 and 13. This is traditionally their last official day in School, and pupils are allowed to wear smart clothes for the occasion. PC Dewi Thomas – the school’s education liaison officer – was the guest speaker. Pictures of the ceremony can be seen on this website under ‘Pupils’ and ‘Photo Album’.

13:05:13 University Scholarships
Congratulations to three sixth formers who have won university scholarships. Catrin Roberts has won a scholarship to Bangor University and both Mari Gwyn and Sian Mererid Jones have gained prizes to study at Aberystwyth University. We wish all three the very best for the future.

13:05:13 Writing Prize
Congratulations to Esme Crowe from year 7 for winning the second prize in the Prose competition for year 7 at the Urdd National Eisteddfod which will be held in Pembrokeshire at the end of May.

22:03:13 Visit by Mr Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education

The Education Minister, Mr Leighton Andrews, has visited the school following publication of a report on the school by Estyn. The minister was very interested in the use the school made of Moodle to present lessons, and he visited a year 9 Welsh lesson. In their report on the school, Estyn state that the school’s use of contemporary technology in lessons was sector leading. The minister was interviewed for the school radio by two year 8 pupils, Elliott Tugwell and Owain Morgan, and lunch was prepared by a year 10 Hospitality class. Also present was the local assembly member, Alun Ffred Jones, and Councillor Sian Gwenllian, the education portfolio holder on Gwynedd Council.

Daily Post Article - click here
Photos - click here

20:03:13 'School Report’ BBC

Year 8 pupils produced a report as part ot the BBC’s School Report day. The topics covered in the report were the new zip wire in Bethesda, parking problems in Gerlan, the choir’s visit to Eurosdisney, activities in the youth club, and developments in Neuadd Ogwen.

BBC News Bulletin 2013 - cliciwch yma

March 2013 - Singing at Euro Disney

The school’s choir was invited to sing in Eurodisney as part of St David’s Day celebrations. A number of schools from Wales were present at the celebrations but Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen was the only choir invited to take part.

Click here to see the photos

February 8

The following article appeared in the Western Mail yesterday - click here